Santa Cruz's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Aptos Mariners. For the Cardinals, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Mariners walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Santa Cruz walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-23, 23-25, 25-21.
Santa Cruz's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Irie Butler, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Butler has posted in her last five matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Colette Huynh, who had three digs and two aces.
Santa Cruz is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Aptos, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.
Santa Cruz has already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against West Valley on the 11th. As for Aptos, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Mercy on the 11th.
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